Family shot dead in Roselle home

A seven-year-old boy and his parents were found dead Wednesday in their Roselle home from gunshot wounds.

David Heitz

A seven-year-old boy and his parents were found shot dead Wednesday in their Roselle home.

Joseph Fontana, 7, his father Michael Fontana, 60, and mother Rebecca, 47, were found just before noon, police said.

Acting deputy chief John Lawson said police received a call from Rebecca Fontana's mother, who went to the home to check up on her daughter after she missed a doctor's appointment scheduled in the morning.

Lawson said Rebecca was found dead in the bed in the master bedroom, and Joseph and Michael were both found dead in another bedroom of gunshot wounds.

Police said a gun was found near the father.

Lawson said investigators are treating the incident as a death investigation, but are not looking for any other suspects at this time.

"Our focus is in trying to determine what happened inside the house," Lawson said.

Police said the community should not be alarmed, as they do not believe a gunman is loose. Nerge Elementary School, located nearby, was not put on lockdown as a result of the shooting, Lawson said.